Getting the Advantage in a Fight
What battles are you facing? At last count I know of FIVE in my immediate family. They are of a varied sort, ranging from health...
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It's the Right Thing to Do
“It’s the right thing to do.” I grew up hearing those words from my parents, who were born into what would be called The Greatest...
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If you plant it, it will grow.
Last fall I wrote about how I had planted 275 bulbs–mostly daffodils and tulips. I have never done well with growing flowers. Years ago I...
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On Red Roses and Cheetos
The most peaceful day of the week should be Sunday, right? So, how do your Sundays go? Is it a struggle to get kids up out of bed and...
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Conquering the Tech Giants in my Life
I remember lyrics from a song from my children’s youth: “With my God I can do valiantly.” I sang it along with them, praying they would...
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Nine Things to do While Waiting
You’ve heard of The Dating Game, right? How about The Waiting Game? I’m terrible at waiting. Just one example comes from my early...
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Overcoming My Excuses
I have a fight with myself every day. Every day I tell myself to go for a walk. But then the excuses slip in the door. “It’s cold and...
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Embracing Aloha
Our Honolulu girl visited for several days over the weekend. Our kids conspired to put together an early birthday celebration for a Big...
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Finding the Up Side in this Year's Downs
A year of ups and downs, huh? “Ups?” you say? Yes, despite what’s happened, I am determined to keep #lookingup. A year ago Sunday I flew...
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Just Do It
Halfway into the closet months of COVID last year, I found myself just paralyzed. I seemingly couldn’t put one foot in front of the other...
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#LookingUp When You're Discouraged
I’ve had a couple weeks of struggle trying to launch an online masterclass called Prayer School. The chat experts from the venue have...
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On Following Directions, and the Right Way to Make a PB&J
I had a fun unit I did with my students when I was teaching them to write technical language. First, I created relevance for the unit by...
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On Counting Things
My dad was a man of numbers. After church I could ask him, “How many today, Dad?” And he’d tell you the exact number of people in worship...
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Avoiding Surgery
When I walked into the office at Loyalton High, where I worked, I was surprised to see that our son Josh hadn’t signed up for his second...
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Cheek Turning
How long have you lived in your house? This year will mark FORTY years that we’ve lived in our home. Can you believe that? It seems...
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Muddy Boots
I have a cousin Roger, who used travel from the central coastal area of California to our family home south of Sacramento to go duck...
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Mercy Me
I think I first understood the concept of mercy the last week of my high school chemistry class. From the first day of that class I hated...
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When Your Plans get Sidetracked
When I got my teaching credential years ago, I never pictured myself teaching elementary school students. However, that’s what happened...
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Feeling Rammed with Finances?
Years ago when Craig proposed to me, I was a senior in college, and he was a first-year law school student. One of the crazy, random...
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Hearing Better in 2021
“She has a mind of her own.” That was what I heard my mom say about me as a child. And what does that mean? At the best, determined,...
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